Comments on: Converting nanotechnology cash into public engagement http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2296 examining transformative technology Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2296#comment-857000 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:22:27 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2296#comment-857000 Hi there, I found your blog on Google while seeking for first aid for a heart attack and your post looks very interesting for me. Hi there, I found your blog on Google while seeking for first aid for a heart attack and your post looks very interesting for me.

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]]> By: http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2296#comment-825847 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:57:54 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2296#comment-825847 There is obviously a lot to know about this. I think you made some good points in Features also. There is obviously a lot to know about this. I think you made some good points in Features also.

]]> By: Christine Peterson http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2296#comment-49770 Christine Peterson Mon, 16 Oct 2006 23:48:09 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2296#comment-49770 Hi Tom -- Thanks for taking the time to comment. Everyone I know loves the Exploratorium, so it's great to see the museum getting involved in nanotechnology. It's hard to make technical topics accessible to the general public -- I'm sure you struggle with this challenge every day, as we do at Foresight. Let us know if we can be of assistance. We're just down the road in Menlo Park. There are some fun animations available that might help. Best wishes, —Christine Hi Tom — Thanks for taking the time to comment. Everyone I know loves the Exploratorium, so it’s great to see the museum getting involved in nanotechnology.

It’s hard to make technical topics accessible to the general public — I’m sure you struggle with this challenge every day, as we do at Foresight.

Let us know if we can be of assistance. We’re just down the road in Menlo Park. There are some fun animations available that might help.

Best wishes,
—Christine

]]> By: Tom Rockwell http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2296#comment-49619 Tom Rockwell Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:32:40 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2296#comment-49619 It is important to know that the Exploratorium is one of 13 institutions (science centers, research groups and professional societies) that form the core of a national network receiving the $20 million over 5 years. What was on display this summer was a small portion of the network's first year of experimental work. The Network model we've adopted involves two years of rapid prototyping of exhibits, pedagogy, and the network itself, followed by three years of final production and wider distribution. Both at the Exploratorium and in the network more broadly, we embrace a philosophy of "learning by doing" in which prototypes are created early on in the project and evaluated for their appeal and educational impact. For more information about the Network see www.nisenet.org. Given the exploratory nature of the phase of work we're in, we welcome any thoughts about what should be taught in an informal setting about nanoscale science and technology. Tom Rockwell Director, Center for Public Exhibition and Public Programs, Exploratorium Co- Principal Investigator, NISEnet It is important to know that the Exploratorium is one of 13 institutions (science centers, research groups and professional societies) that form the core of a national network receiving the $20 million over 5 years. What was on display this summer was a small portion of the network’s first year of experimental work.

The Network model we’ve adopted involves two years of rapid prototyping of exhibits, pedagogy, and the network itself, followed by three years of final production and wider distribution. Both at the Exploratorium and in the network more broadly, we embrace a philosophy of “learning by doing” in which prototypes are created early on in the project and evaluated for their appeal and educational impact. For more information about the Network see http://www.nisenet.org.

Given the exploratory nature of the phase of work we’re in, we welcome any thoughts about what should be taught in an informal setting about nanoscale science and technology.

Tom Rockwell

Director, Center for Public Exhibition and Public Programs, Exploratorium
Co- Principal Investigator, NISEnet

]]> By: brian http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2296#comment-30670 brian Tue, 22 Aug 2006 17:19:47 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2296#comment-30670 social problem seems kind of odd, but I don't recall a commonly used phrase for government funded research??? (other than "boondoggle", heh). It's definitely not a public good, but perhaps someone should coin 'public opportunity' to address research opportunities that have public benefits. social problem seems kind of odd, but I don’t recall a commonly used phrase for government funded research??? (other than “boondoggle”, heh). It’s definitely not a public good, but perhaps someone should coin ‘public opportunity’ to address research opportunities that have public benefits.

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